Abstract: The papers of photographer Charles Brittin contain photographs, negatives, slides and transparencies documenting the Los Angeles
art scene and social and political movements that occurred during the 1950s-1970s. Accompanying the photographs are correspondence,
personal writings, printed ephemera, posters, maquettes, clippings, and publications. The archive also includes works of art
by Brittin and other artists such as Bob Alexander, Wallace Berman and George Herms.

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Biographical / Historical Note

American photographer and artist Charles Brittin came to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s through his associations with the
Los Angeles artists Wallace Berman and George Herms. Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Brittin relocated with his mother to the
Fairfax district of Los Angeles in 1944, following the death of his father. After studying film and photography at UCLA, he
settled in Venice, California, and began capturing images of the rapidly changing landscape. Employed variously as a tour
guide at ABC, a darkroom assistant and a mail carrier, Brittin also managed to capture images of the entertainment world,
such as Orson Welles's transformation of a Venice neighborhood into a set for his movie
A Touch of Evil.

After meeting Berman, Brittin began photographing him and his circle of underground artists, actors, writers and musicians.
During this period, Brittin also began creating works of art himself, and helped produce three of the nine issues of Berman's
now rare periodical,
Semina. Brittin's skill at photographing the artistic moment continued to develop as he captured images of events and no longer
extant artistic locations in Los Angeles, such as the ephemeral Artists' Tower of Protest and the innovative Ferus Gallery
co-founded by Berman and Walter Hopps. It was Brittin who photographed the now-infamous police bust at the Ferus Gallery in
1957.

Throughout his career, Brittin was a political activist. During the early 1960s and 1970s, he became involved in the civil
rights movement and began photographing the social protests that characterized the time. He documented his experiences canvassing
neighborhoods with the equal rights group Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). His devotion to political activism and civil
rights issues continued to grow as he also photographed feminist and labor demonstrations as well as numerous protests against
the Vietnam War. Brittin documented many Los Angeles area clashes between police and protesters and eventually became involved
with the Black Panther Party. The struggles of this movement are among the most dramatic subjects of his photographic art.

Brittin continued with both artistic and sociopolitical photography well into the 1970s. His work has been shown in several
solo exhibitions and nearly twenty group exhibitions. His images have also been used in numerous books on the dissident sixties
and the Beat scene in Los Angeles. Charles Brittin died of pneumonia in January 2011.

Sheila Prospero initially rehoused and processed the archive in 2005 with a preliminary inventory list. In 2010 she further
processed the materials and created a finding aid under the supervision of Andra Darlington.

In 2012, additional materials were received from Brittin's estate and integrated into the archive by Sheila Prospero. These
materials can be found in box 83-134* and flatfile folder 8**-9**.

45 monographs and 54 serials were transferred to the library. These publications may be found by searching the
Library Catalog for the Charles Brittin Collection.

Scope and Content of Collection

The archive comprises 92 linear feet of visual and printed material featuring much of Brittin's artistically and historically
important photographic work. Included are vintage black and white photographs, negatives, slides, contact sheets, and modern
prints documenting both the Los Angeles art scene and social and political movements from the 1950s to the 1970s.

The artist files in Series I form the bulk of the archive and contain photographs of underground Los Angeles artists, namely
Wallace Berman and his Ferus Gallery coterie, including Bob Alexander, George Herms, Walter Hopps, Artie Richer, John Altoon,
Zack and Beverly Walsh, John Reed and Dean Stockwell. The series also includes 1950s- and 1960s-era images of performance
artists, poets and photographers such as Instant Theater's Rachel Rosenthal, poets Kenneth Patchen and Michael McClure, and
photographer Edmund Teske, as well as images of musicians, musical venues, and performances in Los Angeles. In addition to
photographs, the series contains various mail art, printed ephemera, collage and assemblage work created by many of these
artists, including Brittin himself. Related papers, publications and posters also accompany some of the files.

Also in this series are museum and gallery files on the Los Angeles art scene, particularly Brittin's collection of photographs
and papers of the Ferus and Semina galleries. Included in these files are photographs of art and exhibitions, including Berman's
first show as well as casual shots of artists at the Ferus alley. (For photographs of Wallace Berman's arrest at the Ferus
Gallery and subsequent trial, see Berman files in Series I.A.) The series also contains a variety of exhibition ephemera and
posters for artists who exhibited at the Ferus Gallery, such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Josef Albers.

Berman's move to Larkspur, California as result of his arrest at the Ferus Gallery led to the creation of the Semina Gallery,
where Brittin had his first exhibition of photographic works. Series I contains Brittin's documentation of this one-day exhibition
and also includes images of the Berman family's home as well as other papers related to Berman's
Semina issues. Other personal works by Brittin featured prominently in Series I are his photographs of sites in old Los Angeles
and Venice that are no longer extant.

Brittin's documentation of the civil rights movement and other political demonstrations and events are grouped into five sections
in Series II: civil rights, feminism, labor protests, Vietnam War protests and politics. A large portion of the civil rights
category is photographs of CORE marches addressing topics such as police brutality, education, housing and job discrimination.
Demonstrations by other groups including the Non-Violent Action Committee (N-VAC) and United Civil Rights Council (UCRC) are
also in this section. A small portion of Series II comprises photos, papers and publications on feminist and Chicano and labor
demonstrations.

A significant amount of anti-war material is included in Series II. From 1965-1975, Brittin captured numerous protest demonstrations
against the Vietnam War, namely the 1967 protests at Century City and The Artists' Tower of Protest project -- a three-month
art installation which served as a platform for artists' opposition to the war (see Series I.A.). Brittin also documented
various political protests and events organized by groups such as the Black Panther Party, Students for a Democratic Society
(SDS) and the Peace and Freedom Party (PFP). Accompanying both the anti-war and political photographs are various related
publications, posters, ephemera, correspondence, clippings and other papers. Aside from his photographic works, Brittin also
designed graphics that were used as posters, flyers or invitations for social and political demonstrations.

Brittin's interest in revolutionary movements is further shown by the archive's collection of vintage and reprinted political
posters that are also in Series II. Accompanying these posters are various Communist and Socialist publications and ephemera
as well as papers on political film centers such as the Los Angeles Newsreel.

More of Brittin's counterculture material can be found within his collections in Series III. This section is comprised mostly
of Brittin's erotica collection and includes papers, publications and commercial photographs as well as Brittin's own work.
Also featured is a small group of advertisements and pamphlets on health, drugs, and spiritual movements. Among other collections
in this series are Brittin's theater/film papers, film stills and ephemera, including his membership in the Hollywood Film
Society and materials on Orson Welles.

Series IV contains images of Brittin's personal life from the 1950s to his later years. The series contains photographs of
family and friends including many portraits of women, travels with his wife Barbara, and scenes of everyday life. Included
are both black-and-white and color prints, Polaroids, contact sheets, negatives and slides.

Lastly, Series V comprises a small number of miscellaneous and unidentified items found in the archive. Included are papers
such as exhibition ephemera and assorted clippings, artworks by unidentified artists, posters and publications. Another portion
of the series features Brittin's personal belongings such as photography accessories, music CDs, a bracelet and pen nibs.

In 2012, additional materials were received from Brittin's estate and integrated into the archive. These materials can be
found in box 83-134* and flatfile folder 8**-9**.

Container List

The files consist mostly of Brittin's black and white photographs and negatives documenting Los Angeles culture and the art
scene in the 1950s and 1960s. Some files also contain photographs taken by Brittin's wife, Barbara, and other photographers.
Along with these photographs are related papers, works of art, publications, exhibition posters and ephemera.

Arrangement note

Arranged in four subseries: Series I.A. Artists, writers and musicians; Series I.B. Galleries and museums; Series I.C. Venice
sites; Series I.D. City views.

The artist files form the bulk of the archive and primarily contain black and white photographs, contact sheets, negatives
and some color photographs and slides of Los Angeles artists, writers and musicians during the 1950s and 1960s. This section
also includes mail art, poetry, collage, assemblage and drawings created by underground Los Angeles artists such as Wallace
Berman, Bob Alexander, John Altoon, George Herms and Brittin himself. Miscellaneous papers such as clippings and exhibition
ephemera, as well as related publications, accompany some of the photographs. For materials related to exhibitions or projects
at Ferus and Semina galleries, see the museum and gallery files in Series I.B.

Arrangement note

Arranged alphabetically by artist, writer, musician or artist group.

Box 4, Folder 1

Albany, Joe,1970s

Scope and Content Note

Metal LP record with song "Lullaby in Rhythm."

Box 1-4, 29, 72*

Alexander, Bob,circa 1950s-1970s

Box 1-3, 72*

Works of art,1950s

Box 1

Untitled business card boxes,circa 1957

Scope and Content Note

Two business card holders created by Alexander for Brittin: one box contains 36 copies of Charles Brittin's business cards;
the other contains one business card and an unidentified clipping.

Box 2

Untitled box,circa 1950s

Box 3

Art is Love is God,circa 1955

Box 72*, Folder 1

Untitled collage,circa 1950s

Box 4, Folder 2-5

Papers,circa 1950s-1970s

Box 4, Folder 2

General,circa 1956-1964

Scope and Content Note

Contains mechanical print of cover art for Cameron book. Also includes four copies of "Bazascope Mother" (1964), one signed
by Alexander.

Box 4, Folder 3

Ex Tempore Press,circa 1950s-1960s

Box 4, Folder 4

Press Baza,circa 1956-1964

Scope and Content Note

Contains two Syndell Gallery invitations designed by Alexander: Action 2 invitation and collage on cardboard invitation (possibly
incomplete). See also Rachel Rosenthal, Sonia Gechtoff and Ferus Gallery files for additional invitations designed by Press
Baza.

Includes one photograph taken by Zack Walsh. Also includes photographs of Alexander with Wallace Berman in an abandoned building
on the Speedway in Venice.

Box 29

Negatives

Box 83, 85

Altbaum, Lou,1950s

Box 83, Folder 1

Papers

Box 83, 85

Photographs

Box 83, Folder 2

Contact sheets

Box 85

Negatives

Box 4, 27, 29, 71*

Altoon, John,circa 1950s

Scope and Content Note

See also Ferus Gallery files in Series I.B.

Box 4, Folder 7

Works of art,circa 1950s

Scope and Content Note

Christmas cards by Altoon.

Box 4, 27, 29, 71*

Photographs,1950s

Scope and Content Note

Includes images of Altoon with John Reed and Alexander Trocchi.

Box 4, Folder 8-9

Prints, contact sheets

Box 27, Folder 1

11"x14" print

Box 29

Negatives

Box 71*, Folder 1

Oversize prints

Box 5, 27-29, 71*, 82*-83

The Artists' Tower of Protest,1965-1971, 1997

Scope and Content Note

Also known as "Peace Tower" or "California Peace Tower". Includes Angry Arts material. Also in flatfile folder 2**.

Box 5, Folder 1-5

Papers,1965-1971

Scope and Content Note

Includes publications and broadsides.

Box 83, Folder 3

Papers added later,1967, 1997

Scope and Content Note

Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.

Box 71*, Folder 2

Posters,1965-1966

Scope and Content Note

Also in flatfile folder 2**.

Box 71*, Folder 2

Oversize,1965-1966

Flatfile 2**

Flatfile,1966

Box 5, 27-29, 82*

Photographs,1965-1966

Box 5, Folder 6-11

Prints, contact sheets,1965-1966

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs not by Brittin.

Box 28, Folder 1

Color contact sheet,1966

Box 29

Negatives, color slides, transparencies,1965-1966

Box 27, Folder 2

11"x14" prints,1965-1966

Box 82*, Folder 1

16"x20" color print,1966

Box 4, Folder 10

Barletta, Joel,late 1950s

Box 30

Bell, Larry,between 1987-1994

Scope and Content Note

See also Ferus Gallery exhibition poster (box 70*, folder 10).

Box 4, Folder 11

Bengston, Billy Al,1959

Scope and Content Note

See also Venice files for photographs of Bengston's bathroom; and box 70*, folder 10 for Ferus Gallery exhibition poster.

Box 6, 9-10, 67*, 83

Berman, Shirley,1950s

Box 6, Folder 1

Drawings,1950s

Box 6, 9-10, 67*, 83

Photographs,1950s

Scope and Content Note

Includes photographs of Shirley Berman used for Wallace Berman's
Veritas Panel.

Box 6, Folder 2

Prints, contact sheets

Box 9, Folder 1

11"x14" prints

Box 10

Negatives

Box 67*, Folder 1

Matted print

Box 83, Folder 4

Photographs added later

Scope and Content Note

Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.

Box 6-14, 26, 67*, 83

Berman, Wallace,Bulk, 1955-19771940-1997 (bulk 1955-1977), undated

Scope and Content Note

Also in flatfile folder 1**.

Box 6, 67*

Papers,1954-1977, 1997

Scope and Content Note

Some notable items include: a letter from Berman to Brittin requesting photographs for the first Semina Gallery exhibition
(1960); Arthur Richer exhibition invitation at Syndell Gallery with Berman note to Brittin (a second copy of the invitation
can also be found in Richer's file); Berman postcard to Bob Alexander announcing "The New Scene" in Larkspur, California.

Box 6, Folder 3-4

Various,1954-1977, 1997

Box 67*, Folder 2

Oversize clipping,1961 February 26

Box 26, Folder 1

Posters,circa 1963-1964, 1977

Scope and Content Note

Also in flatfile folder 1**.

Box 26, Folder 1

Various,1963, 1977

Flatfile 1**

3rd Los Angeles Film-Makers Festival,circa 1964

Scope and Content Note

October 12-13 at Cinema Theatre. Designed by Berman.

Box 6-11, 67*, 83

Photographs,Bulk, 1955-19651940-1997 (bulk 1955-1965), undated

Box 6, 9-10, 67*

Portraits,Bulk, 1955-19611940s-1960s (bulk 1955-1961)

Box 6, Folder 5

Prints, contact sheets,Bulk, 1955-19611940s-1960s (bulk 1955-1961)

Scope and Content Note

Includes a 1940s photograph of Berman with Loree Foxx by an anonymous photographer.

Box 9, Folder 2

11"x14" prints,circa 1955-1961

Scope and Content Note

Contains photograph of Berman in an abandoned building on the Speedway in Venice.

For photographs of Brittin's first exhibition at the Semina Gallery, please refer to Semina Gallery files.

Box 15-16

Portraits,circa 1939-1947

Box 15, Folder 4

Black and white,circa 1939-1946

Scope and Content Note

Early photos of Brittin.

Box 16

Color,1947 September 20

Scope and Content Note

College photograph of Brittin at UCLA.

Box 15-16, 68*

Still lifes,1950s-1970s

Scope and Content Note

Also contains other subjects photographed by Brittin.

Box 15, Folder 5

8"x10" prints,

Box 15, Folder 6

Contact sheets,

Box 15, Folder 7-8

11"x14" prints,

Box 68*, Folder 3-5

16"x20" prints,

Scope and Content Note

Includes one matted print (11x10.5").

Box 16

Negatives, color slides,

Box 86, 88-92, 121, 134*

Items added later,circa 1950-2009

Scope and Content Note

Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.

Box 86, 88, 134*

Portraits,circa 1950-2009

Box 86, 88, 134*

Black-and-white,circa 1950-2009

Box 88, Folder 9-18

Prints and contact sheets,circa 1950-2009

Scope and Content Note

Also includes photocopies of photographs and one line drawing of Brittin signed by "R. Marcus" in 1965.

Box 86

Polaroids and negatives,circa 1957-1967, circa 1990-2000

Box 134*, Folder 1

Oversize prints,1990s-2000s

Box 86

Color prints, slides and one Polaroid,circa 1970-2004

Box 89-92, 121

Still lifes,1950s-1970s, undated

Scope and Content Note

Also contains other art works by Brittin.

Box 89-92

Black-and-white,1950s-1970s

Box 89, Folder 1-5

Prints and contact sheets,

Box 90

11"x14" prints,

Scope and Content Note

Also contains photographs that are possibly political graphics.

Box 91-92

Negatives,

Box 91, 121

Color,1960, undated

Box 121, Folder 1

8"x12" prints,undated

Scope and Content Note

See also box 106 for similar images.

Box 91

Prints, Polaroids and negatives,1960, undated

Box 17-18, 68*, 89, 91, 121, 133

Collages and assemblage,circa 1954-1965, undated

Scope and Content Note

Also includes photographs of some collage works.

Box 17-18

Various,circa 1954-1955

Scope and Content Note

In box 17, folder 1:
Wanted Men To Learn Crime (circa 1954) and
The Dance Of Life (circa 1954).

Box 68*, Folder 1-2

Oversize,circa 1954-1955

Box 89, 91, 133

Collages added later,circa 1954-1965, undated

Scope and Content Note

Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.

Box 133, Folder 1-2

Various,circa 1954-1965

Box 89, Folder 6-9

Collage pieces,circa 1954-1965

Box 91, 133

Photographs,circa 1954-1965, undated

Box 91, 133

Black-and-white,circa 1954-1965

Box 133, Folder 3

Print

Box 91

Negatives

Box 91

Color prints and negatives,circa 1954-1965, undated

Box 19

Burrell, Jan,between 1955-1965

Scope and Content Note

Framed photograph of Burrell at Rachel Rosenthal's Instant Theatre. See also Rosenthal file for more photographs.

Box 20, 27

The Byrds,1960s

Scope and Content Note

Performing at the Whisky a Go Go nightclub.

Box 20, Folder 3

8"x10" prints

Box 27, Folder 3

11"x14" prints

Box 20, Folder 4

Cameron,circa 1950s-1960s

Scope and Content Note

Also known as Marjorie Cameron. See also Semina Gallery files.

Box 83, Folder 5

Caruthers, John,1950s

Box 20, Folder 5

Conner, Bruce,circa 1950s-1960s

Scope and Content Note

See also box 71*, folder 10 for Ferus Gallery exhibition poster.

Box 20, Folder 6

DeFeo, Jay,1959

Box 20, 27, 30

Dixon, Juanita,1950s

Box 20, Folder 7

Prints

Box 27, Folder 4

11"x14" print

Box 30

Negatives

Box 21-22, 30, 71*, 83

Eames Office,between 1963-1970, 1989

Box 21, Folder 1

Papers,between 1963-1970, 1989

Box 21-22, 30, 71*

Photographs,between 1963-1970

Scope and Content Note

Images acquired or photographed by Brittin during his employment at the Eames Office as a photographer and lab technician.

Box 21-22, 30, 71*

By Brittin,between 1963-1970

Box 21, Folder 2-3

Prints,between 1963-1970

Box 21, Folder 4

Contact sheets,between 1963-1970 (bulk 1964)

Box 30

Negatives, color slides,between 1963-1970 (bulk 1964)

Box 22, Folder 1

11"x14" prints,between 1963-1970

Box 71*, Folder 3

16"x20" print,between 1963-1970

Box 21, Folder 5

By Charles Eames,between 1963-1970

Box 21-22

By Anonymous,between 1963-1970

Scope and Content Note

Some photos taken by Charles Eames.

Box 21, Folder 6-10

Prints, contact sheets,

Scope and Content Note

Photographs in folder 10 possibly by Brittin.

Box 22, Folder 2

11"x14" prints,

Box 83

Items added later,between 1963-1970

Scope and Content Note

Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.

Box 83, Folder 6

Ephemera,1968

Scope and Content Note

UCLA Extension booklet addressed to Charles Eames.

Box 83, Folder 7

Photographs,between 1963-1970

Box 26, Folder 2

Foulkes, Llyn,1962

Box 20, 26-27, 30

Foxx, Loree,1949-1959, undated

Box 20, Folder 9

Papers,undated

Scope and Content Note

Photocopies of various childhood photographs and clippings of Loree Foxx. Some are possibly early images of Suzi Hicks.

Box 20, 27, 30

Photographs,1950s

Box 20, Folder 8

Prints, contact sheets,

Box 27, Folder 5

11"x14" prints,

Box 30

Negatives,

Box 26, Folder 3

Drawings,1949

Scope and Content Note

Two drawings: [Self-portrait] and
Easter Sunday

Box 20, Folder 10

Gechtoff, Sonia,circa 1955

Scope and Content Note

Invitation for a solo exhibition at Syndell Studio, circa 1955. Invitation designed by Craig Kauffman. See also Ferus Gallery
files (box 34) for a second copy of Gechtoff's Ferus invitation (designed by Press Baza).

Contains invitation to Richer's exhibition at the Syndell Gallery. Another copy can be found in Wallace Berman's paper files.
See also Ferus Gallery and Semina Gallery files for additional exhibition announcements.

Box 24, 32

Photographs,1950s

Box 24, Folder 4

Prints, contact sheets,

Scope and Content Note

Also contains photographs of Richer's wife, Betty. Includes photographs of Richer at Syndell Studio.

Jean Cocteau's
Les Enfant Terribles poster possibly created by Talbert according to original inventory provided with acquisition of the archive.

Box 69*-71*

Teske, Edmund,circa 1940s-1960s

Scope and Content Note

Photographs by Teske.

Box 69*-70*

Framed

Box 71*, Folder 9

Unframed

Box 24, Folder 9

Trocchi, Alexander,1950s

Scope and Content Note

See John Altoon file for photographs of Trocchi with Altoon and John Reed. See also box 72*, folder 5 for Trocchi's contribution
to
Semina, No.2. Additionally, an invitation to a Trocchi and Wallace Berman event can be found in Berman's paper files.

Box 24-25, 32

Velvet Underground,1967

Box 25

11"x14" prints

Box 24, Folder 10

Contact sheets

Box 32

Negatives

Box 24, 27-28, 32, 83, 98

Walsh, Beverly,circa 1950s-1960s

Box 24, Folder 11-12

Prints, contact sheets,1950s-1960s

Box 32

Negatives, color slides,1950s-1960s

Box 27, Folder 15

11"x14" prints,1950s-1960s

Box 28, Folder 2

Color prints, color contact sheets,1950s-1960s

Box 24, 27, 32, 98

Erotica,circa 1950s-1960s

Scope and Content Note

Includes photographs and negatives with Zack Walsh, Bob and Anita Alexander.

Box 24, Folder 13

Prints, contact sheets

Box 27, Folder 16

11"x14" prints

Box 32

Negatives

Box 98

Negatives added later

Scope and Content Note

Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.

Box 24, 27-28, 32, 83

Bob and Dominique Jones' Party,circa 1961-1963, undated

Scope and Content Note

Walsh at Bob and Dominique Jones' party. Also includes photos of Wallace Berman, Dean Stockwell, Zack Walsh and others.

Box 24, 27-28, 32

Photographscirca 1961-1963

Box 24, Folder 14

Prints, contact sheets

Box 27, Folder 17

11"x14" print

Box 28, Folder 3

Color prints, color contact sheet

Box 32

Negatives

Box 83, Folder 22

Clipping added later,1963

Scope and Content Note

Brittin material integrated into the archive in 2012. Photocopy of a 1963 clipping from the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner featuring
Dominique Jones.

Box 24, Folder 15

Walsh, Zack,circa 1950s-1960s

Scope and Content Note

Includes four copies of "Bazascope Mother" (1964). More copies can also be found under Bob Alexander and David Meltzer files.

Box 83, Folder 23

Wasser, Julian,undated

Box 24, Folder 16

Westbrook, Yvonne,1997

Scope and Content Note

Certificate of Ordination from the Temple of Man. An unidentified print, possibly by George Herms, was found with certificate.

Box 24, Folder 17

Westervelt, Barbara,circa 1950s-1960s

Box 83, 85

White, Saul,1950s

Box 83, Folder 24

Prints

Box 85

Negatives

Series I.B.
Galleries and museums,1957-2005

Physical Description:
3.0 linear feet
(5 boxes)

Scope and Content Note

Series I.B. contains photographs, exhibition invitations, posters and correspondence from galleries and museums focusing on
the Los Angeles art scene. The majority of this section contains Ferus Gallery and Semina Gallery material. See also artist
files in Subseries I.A. for more information on specific artists who exhibited at these galleries.

Arrangement note

Arranged alphabetically by name of gallery or museum.

Box 34, Folder 1

The Alan Gallery,1959 May 12

Box 34, Folder 2

Barnsdall Art Park,circa 1958

Scope and Content Note

Poetry reading announcement at the Frank Lloyd Wright Gallery.

Box 93-95, 129

Craig Krull Gallery,1996-2001

Box 93, Folder 1-4

Papers,1996-2001

Box 94-95, 129

Photographs,1999

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs of Edward Teske, George Herms and Suzi Hicks at exhibition opening.

Box 94-95, 129

Black-and-white

Box 94

Prints and contact sheets

Box 129, Folder 1

11"x14" contact sheets

Box 95

Negatives

Box 95

Color prints and negatives

Box 28, 34, 71*

Ferus Gallery,between 1957-1966

Scope and Content Note

For more files on individual artists who exhibited at the Ferus Gallery, see also Series I.A.

Box 34, Folder 3-4

Announcements,between 1957-1966

Scope and Content Note

Includes a framed invitation to Wallace Berman's first exhibition. See also Robert Alexander's Press Baza file for a second
copy of Sonia Gechtoff's invitation.

Box 28, 34

Photographs,circa 1957

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs of art at the Ferus Gallery; Wallace Berman's exhibition; Bob Alexander, Wallace Berman, John Reed, Walter
Hopps, and Juanita Dixon at the Ferus alley. For more images of Berman's exhibition at the Ferus Gallery and his related arrest
and trial, see Wallace Berman's photographic files.

Box 34, Folder 5

Prints, contact sheets,circa 1957

Scope and Content Note

Also includes contact sheets of Wallace Berman in abandoned building in Venice.

This series contains mostly black and white photographs, contact sheets, negatives, transparencies and slides of civil rights,
Vietnam War and political protests documented by Brittin during the 1950s-1970s. Some files also contain photographs taken
by Brittin's wife, Barbara and other photographers. Along with these photos are various related posters, publications, clippings,
ephemera and other papers. Unidentified photographs of political movements and protests are filed at the end of the series.

Arrangement note

The series is arranged in four subseries: Series II.A.: Civil rights; Series II.B. Feminism and labor protests; Series II.C.
Vietnam war protests; Series II.D. Politics.

Series II.A.
Civil rights,1926-1997 (bulk 1960-1975)

Physical Description:
12.0 linear feet
(13 boxes, 1 flatfile folder)

Scope and Content Note

Series II.A. primarily contain black and white photographs, contact sheets, negatives and color slides of civil rights protests
during the 1950s-1970s. CORE protests form the bulk of this section. Some files also contain photographs taken by Brittin's
wife, Barbara, and other photographers. Along with these photographs are related papers, clippings, ephemera and posters.

This subseries primarily contain black and white photographs, contact sheets, negatives and color photographs and slides of
Vietnam War protests during the 1960s-1970s. Some files also contain photographs taken by Brittin's wife, Barbara. Along with
these photographs are related papers, clippings, ephemera and posters. See also Series I.A. for Artists' Tower of Protest
files.

Bumper sticker in folder 9 is fragile and has a sticky, adhesive material on the surface.

Box 28, 45, 47, 52, 58-60, 79*

Photographs,1965-1975

Scope and Content Note

Includes photographs of the remains of anti-war protestor Florence Beaumont, who died from self-immolation at the LA Federal
Building in 1967. The photographs were taken at the aftermath of the incident where some of her remains were found.

Box 45, 47

Prints, contact sheets,1965-1975

Scope and Content Note

Some folders contain related papers. Also includes photographs taken by Barbara Brittin.

Box 45, Folder 3-31

1965-1968

Box 47, Folder 1-7

1969-1975

Box 28, Folder 7

Color print,1967

Scope and Content Note

One color photograph from "Century City Anti-War Demonstration, June 23, 1967"

Box 58-60

Color slides, negatives,between 1965-1975

Box 52, Folder 4-9

11"x14" prints,1966-1967

Box 79*, Folder 2-4

16"x20" prints,1966-1969

Scope and Content Note

Some folders contain photocopies of prints.

Box 28, 49, 60, 78*

Political graphics,circa 1960s

Scope and Content Note

Also in flatfile folder 3**. Various papers, photographs, negatives, transparencies and maquettes of protest ephemera and
posters designed by Brittin.

The files consist of photographs, papers, clippings, publications and posters on various political subjects, namely the Black
Panther Party, Communism, National Rifle Association (NRA) and political films. Photographic files comprises black and white
prints, contact sheets and negatives of political figures, parties, protests and events during the 1960s-1970s. Unidentified
photographs of political movements and protests are filed at the end of this subseries.

Arrangement note

Files are arranged by topic: The Black Panther Party, Communism, National Rifle Association (NRA) and political films, followed
by other assorted political material.

Box 48-49, 52, 54, 60-61, 78*-80*, 97-98, 129, 133

Black Panther Party,circa 1966-1971, 1996, 1999, undated

Scope and Content Note

Also in flatfile folder 5**.

Box 48, 54

Papers,circa 1966-1970

Box 48, Folder 1-5

General,circa 1966-1970

Box 54, Folder 1

Publications and clippings,1968

Box 48, 52, 61, 79*

Photographs,1968-1971

Scope and Content Note

See also Peace and Freedom Party (PFP) in box 47.

Box 48, Folder 6-16

Prints, contact sheets,1968-1971

Box 61

Negatives,1968-1971

Box 52, Folder 11-13

11"x14" prints,1969-1970

Box 79*, Folder 5-6

16"x20" prints,1969

Box 49, 60, 78*

Political graphics,circa 1968-1971

Scope and Content Note

Various papers, photographs, negatives, transparencies and maquettes of protest ephemera and posters designed by Brittin.

Box 49, 78*

Papers, photographs and posters,

Box 49, Folder 11

Various,

Box 78*, Folder 7

Oversize,

Box 60

Negatives and transparencies,

Box 80*, Folder 3

Posters,between 1968-1970, undated

Scope and Content Note

Also in flatfile folder 5**.

Box 80*, Folder 3

Oversize,between 1968-1970, undated

Flatfile 5**

Flatfile,1968

Scope and Content Note

Presidential campaign poster for Dick Gregory.

Box 97-98, 129, 133

Items added later,circa 1968-1971, 1996, 1999, undated

Scope and Content Note

Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.

Box 97, 133

Papers,1999, undated

Box 97, Folder 6

General,1999

Box 133, Folder 7

Large envelope,undated

Box 97-98, 129

Photographs,1968-1971, 1996

Box 97, Folder 7-8

Prints,1968-1971

Box 129, Folder 6

11"x14" print,1969

Box 98

Black-and-white and color slides,1968, 1996

Box 97, 129, 133

Political graphics,circa 1968-1971

Box 97, Folder 9

Papers

Box 97, 129

Photographs

Box 97, Folder 10

Prints

Box 129, Folder 7

11"x14" prints

Box 133, Folder 8

Poster layouts

Box 49-50, 54, 80*-81*, 97, 133

Communism,1942-2004

Scope and Content Note

Also in flatfile folder 6-7** and roll 1**.

Box 49, Folder 12

Papers,circa 1947-1980

Box 49-50, 54

Publications,1953-2004

Box 50, Folder 1-3

Various,1953-2001

Box 49, 54

Revolutionary Worker,1999-2004

Box 49, Folder 13-14

No.1220-1224; 1228-1230November 2003- February 2004

Box 54, Folder 7-8

No.1004-1012May 1999-June 1999

Box 80*-81*

Posters,circa 1950s-1990s

Scope and Content Note

Also in flatfile folder 6-7** and roll 1**.

Box 80*, Folder 8-10

Oversize,circa 1950s-1990s

Box 81*

Manifesti della Rivoluzione russa 1917-1929,circa 1950s-1960s

Scope and Content Note

33 poster reproductions of Russian avant-garde posters.

Flatfile 6-7**

Flatfiles,circa 1950s-1990s

Roll 1**

Poster of Lenin,circa 1950s-1990s

Box 97, 133

Items added later,1963-1978, 2002-2004, undated

Scope and Content Note

Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.

Box 97, Folder 11-14

Papers,1963-1978, 2002-2004

Box 133, Folder 9

Poster,undated

Box 50, 97

National Rifle Association (NRA),circa 1969-1971, undated

Box 50, Folder 4-6

Papers,circa 1969-1971

Box 97, Folder 15

Ephemera added later,undated

Scope and Content Note

Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.

Box 51

Political films,1968-1971

Scope and Content Note

Los Angeles Power and Light Film Series; Newsreel

Box 47, 54, 80*, 97, 133

Papers,Bulk, 1960-19791940-2000 (bulk 1960-1979)

Box 47, Folder 24-29

General,Bulk, 1970-19721940-1972 (bulk 1970-1972)

Box 54, Folder 2-2A

Bumper stickers,circa 1960s-1970s

Scope and Content Note

Campaign stickers for political candidates. Bumper sticker in folder 2A is fragile and has a sticky, adhesive material on
the surface.

Box 54, 80*

Publications and clippings,circa 1957-1975

Box 54, Folder 3-6

Various,1964-1975

Box 80*, Folder 4

Oversize,circa 1957, 1968

Box 97, 133

Papers added later,1942, 1975-1983, 2000, undated

Scope and Content Note

Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.

Box 97, Folder 16-18

General,1975-1983, undated

Box 133, Folder 10

Large clippings,1942, 2000

Box 47, 52, 60, 79*, 97-98

Photographs,1964-1977

Scope and Content Note

Contains photographs of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), Peace and Freedom Party (PFP), political figures and events.

Box 47, Folder 9-22

Prints, contact sheets,1964-1977

Scope and Content Note

Some folders also contain related papers.

Box 60

Negatives, color slides,1964-1977

Box 52, Folder 10

11"x14" prints,circa 1965-1971

Scope and Content Note

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) photographs.

Box 79*, Folder 7

16"x20" prints,1967

Scope and Content Note

Photographs of Cuban Pavilion.

Box 97-98

Photographs added later,between 1964-1977

Scope and Content Note

Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.

Box 97, Folder 19

Black-and-white prints,between 1964-1977

Box 98

Color prints,circa 1967

Box 80*, Folder 5-7

Posters,1960s, 1980s, undated

Scope and Content Note

Also in flatfile folder 5**.

Box 80*, Folder 5-7

Oversize,1960s, 1980s, undated

Flatfile 5**

Flatfile,circa 1968, 1987

Box 49, 60, 78*, 97, 129

Political graphics,circa 1960s-1970s

Scope and Content Note

Various papers, photographs, negatives, transparencies and maquettes of protest ephemera and posters designed by Brittin.

Brittin's collection of counterculture material is comprised of erotica (photographs, publications and other papers); advertisements/pamphlets
on health, drugs, and spiritual movements. This series also contains Brittin's collection of theater/film papers, film stills
and ephemera, including his membership in the Hollywood Film Society and materials on Orson Welles.

Arrangement note

The series is arranged in three groups: erotica, theater/film and advertisements/pamphlets.

Box 28, 62-65, 98-99

Erotica,Bulk, 1960-19691937-2000 (bulk 1960s)

Box 62, Folder 1-3

Publications,1937-1968

Scope and Content Note

Includes the periodical,
Physique Pictorial, vol.13, no.4 (1964).

Box 62-63

Papers,circa 1965-1968

Box 62, Folder 4-7

Ephemera,

Box 63, Folder 1-5

Various,

Scope and Content Note

Contains more ephemera, drawings and clippings.

Box 28, 63-65

Photographs,1960s

Scope and Content Note

Box 63 and 64 contain large commercial photographs as well as photographs taken by Brittin and Bob Alexander. More erotica
photographs and negatives with Bob Alexander, Anita Alexander, Zack and Beverly Walsh can be found in Beverly Walsh: Erotica
files.

Box 63, Folder 6-7

Prints, contact sheets,

Box 64

11"x14" prints,

Box 65

Small, mass-produced prints,

Box 28, Folder 9

Negatives,

Box 98-99

Items added later,1970, 1990-2000, undated

Scope and Content Note

Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.

Box 99, Folder 1-3

Papers,1970, 1990-2000, undated

Scope and Content Note

Also includes black-and-white photographs and one publication.

Box 98

Color negatives,undated

Box 66, 99, 133

Theater/Film,1942-2005, undated

Box 66, Folder 1-4

Papers,1942-1971

Scope and Content Note

Also includes black-and-white photographs and publications.

Box 99, 133

Items added later,1947-2005, undated

Scope and Content Note

Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012.

Box 99, Folder 4-7

Papers,1947, 1967, 1999-2005

Box 99, Folder 8-10

Photographs,undated

Scope and Content Note

Film stills.

Box 133, Folder 11

Posters,undated

Scope and Content Note

Kenneth Anger posters.

Box 133, Folder 12

Dashing Stage Beauties of the World,undated

Scope and Content Note

Print portfolio with 12 plates of female performers.

Box 66, 80*

Advertisements/Pamphletscirca 1942-1969, undated

Box 66, Folder 5

Metaphysics/Philosophy,circa 1942-1957

Scope and Content Note

Booklets and pamphlets on spiritual movements such as Rosicrucianism and Mentalphysics.

Box 66, Folder 6

Health,circa 1957-1961

Box 66, 80*

Drugs,1950s-1960s, undated

Box 66, Folder 7

Ephemera,1950s-1960s

Box 80*, Folder 11

Poster,undated

Series IV.
Personal photographs,1950s-2000s

Physical Description:
8.0 linear feet
(31 boxes, 1 flat file folder)

Scope and Content Note

This series contains both black-and-white and color photographs in the form of prints, contact sheets, negatives and slides
of Brittin's personal life. Included are images of his family and friends, portraits of women, trip and vacations with his
wife Barbara, and scenes of everyday life.

Arrangement note

Arranged in four groups: family and friends, portraits of women, trips/vacations, and assorted and unidentified.

The last series comprises a small number of miscellaneous and unidentified items found in the archive. Included are papers
such as exhibition ephemera and assorted clippings, artworks by unknown artists, posters and publications. Another portion
of the series features Brittin's personal belongings such as photography accessories, music CDs, a bracelet and pen nibs.

Box 66, Folder 8

Papers,undated

Box 54, 66

Publications,1914, 1943, 1962

Box 54, Folder 9-10

Various,1914, 1962

Box 66, Folder 9

The Vegetative Eye,1943

Scope and Content Note

Author: Max Harris

Box 71*, Folder 11

Drawing,undated

Box 130-133

Items added later,1955, 1968-2005, undated

Scope and Content Note

Brittin materials integrated into the archive in 2012. Also in flatfile folder 9**.

Box 130, 133

Papers,1955, 1976-2005, undated

Box 130, Folder 1-10

General,1955, 1976-2005, undated

Scope and Content Note

Includes unidentified works by unidentified artists, clippings, blank postcards and ephemera.

Box 133, Folder 13

Oversize clippings,2005

Box 130-131

Assorted objects,undated

Scope and Content Note

Includes various items such as paper masks, photography accessories, bracelet, cigarette box and pen nibs.

Box 132

Audiovisual,1999, undated

Scope and Content Note

Contains one untitled Betamax tape, Sex Pistols
Pretty Vacant music CD, and
Sounds Of Rain Storms And Nature music CD.